River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-06-09
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.

Monday June ., Simon 5. Nelson,
residing in Lake Byron township, Beadle
County, Dakota, murdered in cold blood
Mrs. Flora f. Shaw, widow, Miss Alice
Z, lyman, her ster, Corwin Shaw, son of
the widow, ans J. Ii. Kelsey, a neighbor
Beginning in lsS2 a contest Of claim arose
between Nelson and the ladies, who
came from Geauga County, Ohio,
and filed on a quarter section of land on
which Nelson held fictitious claim. The
ladies built house and lived on the claim
which Nelson did not then do, and as time
elapsed the Commissioner of the General
Land office and the Secretary of the Inter
Tor gave the title to the land to Mrs. Shaw
and Miss Lyman. In the meantime
Nelson had also settled on the land, and
an order of court was issued directing him
to leave, Nelson diSObeyed this order and
June Judge Spencer issued an order
directing him to answer for contempt of
court. Monday morning COrwin Shaw,
Kelsey and A. T.. Lyman a brother
of the ladies appeared in a field
and began blowing. Nelson also
appeared armed with a Winchester rifle and
death and commenced firing, killing young
Shaw and Kelsey, but not hitting Lyman.
The two ladies were upon the edge of the
fed watching operations and Nelson
dashed at them and shot them both dead.
Miss Lyman plead for her life and for
answer the insatiate monster put his
gun close to her temple and shot,
afterwards taking his knife and stab
bling her in the right breast. He then
went 20 his own house. said to his wife.
There's three less of Them" stepped out
doors and shot a bullet into his own
temple falling dead by the side of his sad
died horse. The people murdered We're Of
the best of citizens, leaders in church work
and universally respected.
A right hearty welcome home was
given Company D., when it reached st.
Paul, Thursday afternoon bearing the
laurels of the National drill at Washington.
Companies B., c., f., /, and X, of the
First regiment, Acker Post G. A. r., the
Seven Corners snpw-ShOe club and Real
Estate club 1.-THE last armhd with brooms
with the LIST Regiment and 25th Infantry
bands escorted the Pride of st. Paul to the
CITY Hall where acting Mayor Kerr and
Hon. W. Z. Murray made addresses of
welcome after which banquet followed at
the Armony. Thousands of citizens were
upon the streets to witDess the ceremony
and welcome the winners.
The investigation made of the In
saue asylum at Yankton OAK, by Exam
liner Harrison and Attorney General Tenn
indicates misrepresentation of funds by the
action of the trustees as shown in the tes-
timony of Mr. Potter the steward Two of
the trustees admitted charging 5000 to the
coal account that was used as they claim
for building and repairs, but unfortunately
there sye.e were no vouchers to show that
such was the fact. The total misappropria
ton appears 10 be S2O,O0.
Judge Thomas of the Dakota district
court has been obliged to 20 to Kentucky
for his health. The business Of the courts
in several Of the cDunties is more than a
year behind and Judge Thomas, ever since
his appointment has been overworlzed until
his health has become seriously impaired.
IL is rumored. though no foundation what
ever can be traced for il, that Judge
Thomas is about to resign. The district is
50 large mat Il is absolutely impossible for
one judge 70 do ali tie work, and serious
delays are often incurred for that reason
The Minnesota Railroad Commission
ers heard arguments June {, upon petition
of the Minneapolis & st. Louis r. r., ask
ing the suspension Of Sec. 8, of the Minnesota
Pope r. K. law which section is practically
the same as See Of the Inter State Com
merce Law. e-President TrueSdale rep
resented the Railroad, and Messrs. Keyes
Faribault, Pope, Mankato, Rogers. Water
vile. ParShal, Faribault. protested against
granting the prayer Of the petition. The
Commission viii not anpennce its decision
for some days.
Dr. A. G. Brisbine. the oldest prac-
Using Ailopathie physician in Minnesota,
died at st. Paul. June 3, aged % years The
Sunday before he was injured Al shadow